Ireland Man found guilty of assault during Ryanair flight row at Dublin Airport
On 22 October 2022, during a Ryanair flight from Dublin to Majorca at Terminal 1 at Dublin Airport, a row broke out when a passenger complained that another passenger was in his booked seat. Sergejs Laurenouies, a 38-year-old Latvian man, denied attacking Dublin Airport Police officer Barry Nevin, who suffered abrasions and cuts to his hands while holding onto the railings. Dublin District Court found Laurenouies guilty of assault and cleared him of a charge of being intoxicated to the extent he was a danger on the plane. On 5 January 2024 the court gave him a six-month suspended sentence, a €1,000 fine, €1,000 compensation to the officer, and two years' supervised probation with anger management and alcohol awareness courses.
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- Arrestednot reported
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- Sentenced5 Jan
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Sergejs Laurenouies was found guilty of assault.
- Laurenouies denied attacking the airport police officer, Barry Nevin.
- The officer held onto the railings and suffered abrasions and cuts to his hands.
- Where
- The incident happened on a Ryanair flight from Dublin to Majorca at Terminal 1, Dublin Airport.
- When
- The incident took place on 22 October 2022.
- Cause
- The dispute began when Laurenouies complained that another passenger was in his booked seat.
- Charges
- Laurenouies was cleared of a charge of being intoxicated to the extent he was a danger to himself and others on the plane.
- In court
- The sentence was handed down at Dublin District Court, reported on 5 January 2024.
- Sentence
- He was given a six-month suspended sentence and fined €1,000.
- He was ordered to pay €1,000 compensation to the officer.
- He must complete anger management and alcohol awareness courses and remain on supervised probation for two years.
- He may not board any flight from Ireland unless sober, and must present himself to airport officials four hours before departure.
- Other details
- Laurenouies had no prior criminal convictions.
14 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe accused was found guilty of assault. (irishtimes.com)
- whatHe had denied attacking the authorised officer, Barry Nevin. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe officer held onto the railings and suffered abrasions and cuts to his hands. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe incident happened on a Ryanair flight from Dublin to Majorca at Terminal 1. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe incident took place on 22 October 2022. (irishtimes.com)
- causeThe dispute began when he complained that another passenger was in his booked seat. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe sentence was handed down at Dublin District Court. (irishtimes.com)
- courtHe was cleared of a charge of being intoxicated to the extent he was a danger to himself and others on the plane. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceHe was given a six-month suspended sentence. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceHe was fined €1,000. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceHe was ordered to pay €1,000 compensation to the officer. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceHe must complete anger management and alcohol awareness courses and remain on supervised probation for two years. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceHe may not board any flight from Ireland unless sober, and must present himself to airport officials four hours before departure. (irishtimes.com)
- otherHe had no prior criminal convictions. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 5 Jan2024Man (38) guilty of assault after ‘trying to throw airport security out of plane’ during ‘leg room’ row
Court outcome in a case not in the existing list. The article gives the conviction, the sentence and the fine, compensation and probation conditions. It also records that the accused was cleared of a charge of being intoxicated to the extent he was a danger.
convicted, Sergejs Laurenouies, 38, male, Latvian, named, non-irishSergejs Laurenouiesvictim, Barry Nevin, male, irish (judged from name)Barry Nevin